This quietly provocative consideration of the mechanized sublime follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels through China and Bangladesh recording large-scale industrial incursions into the landscape. Peter Mettler served as cinematographer and creative collaborator.

Life After Life follows the stories of Harrison, Noel, and Chris as they return home from San Quentin State Prison. After spending most of their lives incarcerated, they are forced to reconcile their perception of themselves with a reality they are unprepared for.

Each struggles to overcome personal demons and reconstruct their fractured lives. Grappling with day-to-day challenges and striving... More >

Attendance restrictions: Must have a UCB student ID for entrance.

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Canyon Cinema employee and Total Mobile Home founder David Sherman presents a program that explores place and time through artists observations and others documentation, including works by Dominic Angerame, Greta Snider, Michael Wallin, and Sherman, from 1988 to 2002.

Join SERC and SOGA for a screening of Abundant Land, a documentary that follows a Hawaiian community on Molokai opposing the biotech industrys use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Following the screening will be a discussion with the film's director Natasha Florentino. Refreshments will be served!

In this beautiful, expressionistic essay film, Gordon Parks reflects on how America shaped him, from his childhood on a Kansas farm to the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. With shorts Flavio and Diary of a Harlem Family.

Sergei Eisensteins classic on revolution and rebellion, told almost entirely through riveting images, can be appreciated for not only the perfection of its form, but the humanitarianism and enthusiasm that impregnated its revolutionary subject (Georges Sadoul).

Shot primarily from a helicopter, Petropolis offers an unparalleled view of the scopeand environmental impactof the mining of Canadas tar sands, the worlds largest industrial, capital, and energy project. With Jed Mettlers Balifilm.

Care delves deep into the world of home elder care through the eyes of both paid caregivers and their elderly clients. Undocumented Vilma, cares for Dee, 92, an active businesswoman until dementia ended her work life. With her only family 3,000 miles away, Vilma is her lifeline. In an isolated rural area, Laurie cajoles Larry to do his exercises and have hope while he waits for a lung transplant.... More >

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Focusing on universal themes of justice, racism, power and corruption, 500 Years is told from the perspective of the majority indigenous Mayan population, and explores their struggles in the countrys growing fight against impunity. 105 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.

Chantal Akermans film on the American South conjures the ghosts of the hate crimes and lynchings that have plagued that part of the US for decades. [South] makes its sorrowful points succinctly (Variety).

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley cosponsor 3rd i's 15th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. (November 9-12 and November 18, 2017).

Screening of this film will be followed by Q & A with director Matthew Barr.

Union Time: Fighting for Workers Rights tells the story of one of the greatest union victories of the 21st centurythe fight to organize Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina. From 1993 to 2008, workers struggled against dangerous working conditions, intimidation, and low pay. They were... More >

John Akomfrah uses Homers Odyssey as a point of departure for this cinematic exploration of migration, exile, alienation, and the definition of home, with the experiences of Caribbean and African migrants in the 1950s as its base.

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley cosponsor 3rd i's 15th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. (November 9-12 and November 18, 2017).

Wong Kar-wais romantic masterpiece tracks the relationship between two neighbors (Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai) in early 1960s Hong Kong. Has a strong claim to being the best-looking film youll ever see (Empire).

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley cosponsor 3rd i's 15th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. (November 9-12 and November 18, 2017).

This documentary follows two friends as they walk from Wisconsin to California to bring attention to the plight of veterans of the Afghan and Iraq wars. Deepen[s] the picture of what troubles many veterans (New York Times).

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley cosponsor 3rd i's 15th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. (November 9-12 and November 18, 2017).

Gogol meets Chaplin in this riotous, scathingly antibureaucratic satire, one of the eccentric high points of Soviet silent cinema, filled with expressionist décor, askew camera angles, and even puppetry and animation.

Rock Hudson plays a New Orleans newspaperman who develops an unprofessional fascination with carnival fliers Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone in Douglas Sirks drama, based on a story by William Faulkner and shot in sweeping CinemaScope black-and-white.

A screening followed by discussion with independent documentary filmmaker Iffat Fatima on her most recent film Khoon Diy Baarav (Blood Leaves its Trail) that explores issues of violence and memory in Kashmir.

Nuclear power has become a villain in popular culture and among much of the environmental community. Yet the next-generation reactors currently in development may actually be key to avoiding global catastrophe. The young entrepreneurs heading this energy revolution realize theyre up against more than the climate clock  they need to convince all of us that the new nuclear is safe and achievable.... More >

Black men loving black men is the revolutionary act, Marlon Riggs asserts with his experimental, poetic, erotic, fiercely proud, and highly influential personal documentary. With Richard O. Moores 1963 record of James Baldwins visit to San Francisco, Take This Hammer.

The first Hollywood studio film directed by an African American, The Learning Tree is Gordon Parkss semiautobiographical portrait of black youth, racial discrimination, and masculinity in Depression-era Kansas.

The Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley cosponsor 3rd i's 15th Annual SF International South Asian Film Festival. (November 9-12 and November 18, 2017).

From Uruguay, a deadpan comedy about minor subterfuge and awkward loyalties, the story of ordinary life artfully and touchingly told (New York Times). Swigs from the same bottle as Aki Kaurismäki (Village Voice).

A childhood memory is the ultimate red herring in Welless audacious debut. Gregg Tolands deep-focus cinematography is just one reason why Kane still tops many critics lists of the best films of all time.

Rock Hudson plays a New Orleans newspaperman who develops an unprofessional fascination with carnival fliers Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone in Douglas Sirks drama, based on a story by William Faulkner and shot in sweeping CinemaScope black-and-white.

This quietly provocative consideration of the mechanized sublime follows photographer Edward Burtynsky as he travels through China and Bangladesh recording large-scale industrial incursions into the landscape. Peter Mettler served as cinematographer and creative collaborator.

Based on a song by legendary singer Teresa Teng, this romance about two mainland Chinese immigrants (Maggie Cheung and Leon Lai) in Hong Kong and then New York City won Best Picture, Director, and Actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.